Talk:Scuba skills

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B-Class review

B

The article is suitably referenced, with inline citations. It has reliable sources, and any important or controversial material which is likely to be challenged is cited. Existing references look reliable and well-formatted. Large amounts of content unreferenced but uncontroversial. Some sections completely unreferenced. Good enough, I think. Y The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for an A-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. Fairly comprehensive. No obvious errors or omissions. Y The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including a lead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. Complies. Y The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but it does not need to be "brilliant". The Manual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously. Looks OK to me. Y The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams and an infobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. Needs a lead image but complies. ((tick}} The article presents its content in an appropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. Although Wikipedia is more than just a general encyclopedia, the article should not assume unnecessary technical background and technical terms should be explained or avoided where possible. Looks OK to me and no-one has complained. Y

Needs a bit more referencing. • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 09:22, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Now fairly well referenced. Not up to GA, but good enough for B-class. • • • Peter (Southwood) ^(talk): 13:13, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

A note on the GOCE copyedit

In the past I was a PADI-certified rescue diver. It was a long time ago, but I remain interested in diving and consider myself capable enough to take this article on during the July 2023 GOCE drive. This article was a blend of American and British English, so I chose one (mine, American), but I apologize AND apologise to the English. Theirs is more beautiful, but given that it was a mashup I went with the one I know best. Overall it was quite well-written, and I was impressed with the knowledge and clarity of the writing voice. I suspected the divers who wrote it were military trained, as there was a bit of that sort of speak in it, and I did have to smooth out some of the passive voice, but the core writing itself was rigorous, authoritative, and sounded like someone I would want to dive with. Great work, and I was honored to dust it a bit here and there and add what I considered to be a clarifying table. Fortunaa (talk) 21:42, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the copyedit, Fortunaa  ! I think this was in South African English, actually, but I have to say I don't know exactly how that differs from AmEng or BrEng. Probably that explains why it was half-and-half. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 21:58, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

South African would explain it! Thank you. Also, I left one tag in the article, because it still needs a build-out on the "Exits" section. I didn't mess with the citations because I don't really know enough to update those. Fortunaa (talk) 22:06, 19 July 2023 (UTC)